Squad Speculation Thread 2018/19

#673

So what are the rules on cap discounts/exemptions for youth and/or loyalty?
I assume we’d be on those for Grant, Calver. Anyone else? Will Brosque and Milos be on loyalty deals next season?

#674

Milos is a marquee. I dont think Brosque qualifies but Grant would

#675

God I am a dickhead.

#676

Is Milos a marquee going forward or will he be moved in-cap?

#677

https://www.a-league.com.au/salary-cap-system

Homegrown Players – A Club can spend up to a collective $200,000 on 4 Australian Players aged 23 or younger that have come through the Club’s youth system. Any payments to such Players above the $200,000 allowance are included in the Club’s Salary Cap

So that would be Grant, Calver, Ivanovic and Devlin. Take the bottom $200k off.

Loyalty Players – A Club can spend up to a collective $200,000 across any number of Players that have given 5 or more consecutive seasons of service to the Club.

So that would mean Brosque next season, and O’Neill and Milos the year after if, for example, Milos goes back in the cap. No-one else makes the 5 year cut yet.

Mature Age Rookie – A Club can register an Australian Player that is aged 21 or older who last played in an Australian competition (eg. National Premier Leagues) and has not played in a fully professional league for at least 18 months

I don’t think anyone counts here. Tratt wasn’t away from the HAL that long was he?

Scholarship Players – Each Club can contract up to 6 under 20 Australian Players on the national minimum wage. Any payments above the national minimum wage to these Players are included in the Club’s Salary Cap

Not sure how this one interacts with the “Homegrown Players” group. But the other group can include those over 20, so maybe Ivanovic and Devlin come in here. We have a few guys who were 20 at the start of the season, so do they fit in here? (e.g. Buhagiar)

#678

Grant?

#679

Good point. In my mind, he remains a youthful early 20s lad, and so I had him as “Homegrown”, but he’s definitely in the Loyalty group now.

#680

Reza was very high up the list, and I believe we narrowly missed out on Torres (his agent had made enquiries to schools in Sydney).

#681

hehe, yeah, he’s 27, so definitely not eligible for the Homegrown Players concession.

Great breakdown though.

#682

What will change when Milos Ninkovic leaves Sydney FC? Full article here

#683

I’ll tell you what will happen…you’ll see grown men weeping like babes in the street…

#684

Way to rub it in after the last two weeks of results… Thanks The Roar…

#685

Dont fucking do that please. I read that as there was some rumour of him going at seasons end and I was feeling absolutely deflated

#686

Man, reading articles from The Roar is like proof reading a year 10 student’s essay.

In any case, Ninko has spoken frequently about loving Sydney (the city) and the club and his desire to finish his career here. He’s happy, and his family are happy. Hopefully that means he’s not going anywhere.

#687

Wilkinson’s replacement getting lined up already

#688

Was actually just going to post something along the lines of “With Jop unlikely to stay and Wilkinson slowing down how do we play the CB situation- whilst a Calver-Warland partnership would be interesting it would lack a defensive leader”

But Id more than happily take Bart

#689

What’s the go with Tratt? A couple of great games then injured BUT not listed as unavailable (injured) on the match squad list. Bart would be great, but I would love to see Tratt playing for us too.

#690

Probably the fourth choice CB right now and second choice RB (or maybe third) might not get much games until ACL kicks off

#691

Wouldn’t be surprised if Calver goes elsewhere for more regular game time.New Melbourne side perhaps?

#692

Would happily take die Bart, die.